{"product_id":"salad-anniversary-9781782274575","title":"Salad Anniversary","description":"Machi Tawara's first book of poems, \u003ci\u003eSalad\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnnivsersary\u003c\/i\u003e, combines the classical 'tanka' form with the subject of a modern love affair. It became a sensation, selling over 2 million copies - and the 'salad phenomenon' in Japanese culture was comparable to the 'bananamania' that followed publication of the first novel by Tawara's contemporary Banana Yoshimoto. Contains 15 poems: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'August Morning'\u003cbr\u003e 'Baseball Game'\u003cbr\u003e 'Morning Necktie'\u003cbr\u003e 'I Am the Wind'\u003cbr\u003e 'Summertime Ship'\u003cbr\u003e 'Wake-up Call'\u003cbr\u003e 'Hashimoto High School'\u003cbr\u003e 'Pretending to Wait for Someone'\u003cbr\u003e 'Salad Anniversary'\u003cbr\u003e 'Twilight Alley'\u003cbr\u003e 'My Bisymmetrical Self'\u003cbr\u003e 'So, Good Luck'\u003cbr\u003e 'Jazz Concert'\u003cbr\u003e 'Backstreet Cat'\u003cbr\u003e 'Always American' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePushkin Collection editions feature a spare, elegant series style and superior, durable components. The Collection is typeset in Monotype Baskerville, litho-printed on Munken Premium White Paper and notch-bound by the independently owned printer TJ International in Padstow. The covers, with French flaps, are printed on Colorplan Pristine White Paper. Both paper and cover board are acid-free and Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMachi Tawara (b. 1962) is a contemporary Japanese poet, writer and translator, most famous for her revitalization of the classical 'tanka' form of poetry. Her 50-poem sequence August Morning received the Kadokawa Tanka Prize, and Anniversary of the Salad became a bestseller on its publication in 1987. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Translated from the Japanese by Juliet Winters Carpenter.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pushkin Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50433179320594,"sku":"9781782274575","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_97c2d772-db5b-4924-8ed1-2440929738f5.jpg?v=1729561016","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/salad-anniversary-9781782274575","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}